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Friday, 28 May 2010

Yesterday we were published in Australian Macworld online providing our top three tips for saving energy and money:

"Without wanting to spark too much debate, climate change is a reality that we are currently facing. While in our day-to-day lives, we're mostly getting better at saving the environment (through recycling, hybrid cars, and dual-flush toilets), there is still a silent issue that needs addressing: our energy-hogging computers. In anticipation of Green IT week from 1-7 June, Bianca Wirth from ComputersOff talks us through some tips to save energy and money:

Buzzzzzzz. Buzzzzzzz. Buzzzzzzz. Buzzzzzzz. Buzzzzzzz. Buzzzzzzz.

Can you hear that?

Probably not.

It's silent to the human ear but it’s the cocaine of computing. It's the hum of electricity twisting its way through computer componentry....."

 

See the full post here

 
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